by ChicagoChiroSports | Feb 13, 2015 | Move Of The Month
For this month, we are going to challenge you to spend 30 minutes each day sitting on the floor. Now sitting on the floor for 30 minutes each day sounds like a lot of time. However, with the average American spending 5 hours a day watching television, there is...
by ChicagoChiroSports | Dec 2, 2014 | Hip and Leg, Move Of The Month
The Cossack Squat is a great exercise for building strength and flexibility in the hips and adductor muscles. It is a good exercise to work into your warm-up routine prior to working out. Start with your feet about 2 ½ times the width of your shoulder with your...
by ChicagoChiroSports | Apr 8, 2014 | Exercises, Move Of The Month, Move of The Month 2014
MOVE OF THE MONTH APRIL ISSUE 2014 These exercises will help improve flexibility of the muscles and tendons of the forearm and help prevent injury. THE MOVE 1 Start in a kneeling position with the toes stretched back (doubles as a stretch to the plantar fascia). 2...
by ChicagoChiroSports | Jan 19, 2014 | Exercises, Move Of The Month
Postural expert Vladimir Janda in his book “Muscle Function Testing recommends the short foot exercise” to build strength, stability and endurance in the muscles and tendons that support the arch. THE MOVE Sit with good posture in a sturdy chair with...
by ChicagoChiroSports | Nov 17, 2013 | Exercises, Move Of The Month, Move Of The Month – 2013
The band pull-apart exercise improves shoulder function, posture and strengthen the upper back musculature (posterior delts). By adding the Band Pull-Apart to your regular stretching routine, you’ll notice improved strength and mobility in just a few days and...
by ChicagoChiroSports | Sep 19, 2013 | Core and Back, Exercises, Hip and Leg, Move Of The Month, Move Of The Month – 2013
Squatting is a basic human movement. It is also a movement that most Americans cannot perform properly or with ease. To be able to perform a full, deep squat, a lot of things have to happen. The ankles have to be mobile enough to allow the knee to travel out and...
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